She loves Elmo, Abby, Ernie, Bert, and Cookie Monster. Jay has her making cookie monster sounds - we are trying not to encourage this while she eats but it is funny. We spend a bit of time daily watching some kind of Sesame Street videos - either on DVD or on the website.
Her vocabulary continues to grow rapidly. Some words are: cookie, milk, juice, "raw" = draw, this (which she uses to point to what she wants until you figure it out), hot, chicken - she loves to eat this and says "peep, peep" whenever she does, up/down - she is still not clear on which is which, blankie, love you, help me, dog, kitty, nack = snack, ouch, and tv. I am not so thrilled with the last one but what can you do. There are others but no need to bore you with more. She continues to babble with expression but we have no idea what she is saying.
She is a good eater and will eat just about anything you give her. She is very independent so that means that she wants to try to eat everything by herself. This works well for somethings - chips and cheese (one of her favorite meals - just like her cousins Kathrine and Clarissa), sandwiches, chicken - and not so well for other things- yogurt, soup. As you can see the split pea soup was everywhere. Jay is less thrilled about this independence and the mess that accompanies it but Ernie is thrilled - he gets more treats from above.
Favorite toys include the phone, the remote control, her purse, balls, animal picture cards, and her crayons. She wants to talk on the phone whenever one of us is. When she is able to get her hands on a phone she runs off and tries to play with it undiscovered. A few times she has been able to dial someone up but I have caught her in time to hang up before someone answers. We have discovered that crayon easily wipes off of walls, the refridgerator, tile floors, and wood floors. She loves to throw the ball for Ernie and to roll balls across the living room floor. She can stay occupied for a long time with animal picture cards and likes to know their names and the noises they make. We are just starting with magnet alphabet letters and she is interested in knowing the name of each one. Of course, books are still a huge source of enjoyment.
She loves to go for walks - she takes at least one a day. She is no longer interested in the stroller so the walks take up a good amount of time. She leaves the front walk and turns left up the street and then crosses at the church. Once she gets to the post office she continues up the hill to the "boardwalk" along the River Road. She continues down the "boardwalk" and right up to the front doors of the Courtland Market. Once inside she heads to the Cheetos or the ice cream cooler - thanks Grandpa OD for showing her that one. If we are walking and don't let her head up to the market she cries. Oh well - good to learn disappointment early on.
She is starting to make friends at the kids club at the gym. A little boy named Max is one that she plays with every weekend when we are there. His parents said that he talks about Josie all the time and has even named his little pet after her. Already with the boys? She plays well with the other kids and is learning about sharing - she doesn't have to do that much at home.
Well, I am sure that is enough for now. I will not let so much time pass before the next post. Enjoy the pictures!
Sharing her snack with Ernie.
Sitting in the fridge- "What's for dinner?"
